TikTok is a highly popular social media platform where users enjoy creating and sharing videos with their audiences. Creators today who are active on TikTok are also active on Instagram, and hence, they love cross-posting their content to Instagram to keep their viewers engaged. But videos with a watermark frequently lead to less engagement and distraction for the viewers. Therefore, sharing videos without the watermark on TikTok videos becomes very important for the creators as it is distracting and also reduces engagement from their viewers. Sharing your TikTok videos across platforms such as Instagram helps your content reach a better audience and increase engagement.
In this article, we provide how to share TikTok videos on Instagram (with and without watermark) so that your videos reach a wider audience on Instagram and increase engagement, along with a step-by-step process for the same.
Why Share TikTok Videos on Instagram
The primary objective of sharing TikTok videos on Instagram is to update followers with new and fresh content across all platforms. However, you should also consider sharing your TikTok videos on Instagram for the following reasons:
- Higher Views: Sharing content on multiple platforms results in higher reach and views.
- Better Engagement: Not all users are active on TikTok; hence, users of other platforms can engage with the content if shared on Instagram.
- Avoid Multiple Video Creation: Users don’t have to create different videos for different platforms.
- Increase Followers: Cross-posting content across both platforms helps in increasing the audience for both platforms.
Things to Keep in Mind Before Sharing Your TikTok Videos on Instagram
It is simple to share your videos posted on TikTok on Instagram. As discussed, this would help you to grow your accounts both on TikTok and Instagram. You would be able to reach a wider audience and deliver your messages through videos across platforms. However, you need to keep in mind various things before doing the same:
- You should only share the videos that you own
- Do not share videos of other users, as it may lead to policy guideline violations
- You can create and edit one video and post it to different platforms to grow your account
- Always use genuine sharing methods to maintain your privacy
- Avoid using third party apps and websites that are not trusted
Methods to Share TikTok Videos on Instagram
There are two ways in which you can share TikTok videos on Instagram: the first one with a watermark directly from the TikTok app itself, and the other one without the watermark by using a different approach.
Share TikTok Videos to Instagram With the Watermark
Step 1: Open the TikTok app on your mobile and log in to your account
Step 2: Go to the video you want to share on Instagram
Step 3: Tap on the Share icon (arrow symbol) on the video
Step 4: Choose Instagram from the options available
Step 5: Select how to post your Video on Instagram, i.e., to the Instagram Feed or Stories
Step 6: Publish the video on Instagram after making the necessary changes
This method is the best and most effective way of sharing your TikTok video on Instagram, however the shared video would have a TikTok watermark in it.
Share TikTok Videos to Instagram Without the Watermark
If you want to share your TikTok video on Instagram without the TikTok watermark so that users won’t know that the video was previously shared on TikTok, you can get it done in the following ways:
Step 1: Open the TikTok video you want to share from the TikTok app or website
Step 2: Copy the video link by tapping on the Share (arrow) icon and Copy Link
Step 3: Open any TikTok video downloader tool on your browser (such as SnapTik, SSSTikTok, or others)
Step 4: Paste the link into the video downloader website and choose Download without watermark
Step 5: Choose the folder where you want the video to be saved
Step 6: Open the Instagram app and tap the + icon, and upload the video that you’ve recently downloaded
Step 7: Edit the video by adding captions and other necessary details, and share it to your Feed or Reels
Note: Avoid using untrusted websites or websites without an SSL certificate, as this may be risky, and also use a tool that provides higher-quality videos.
How to Share Your Own TikTok Videos Without the Watermark
If you have created the video and edited it on TikTok, you can save the video without a watermark, but this has to be done before posting the video on TikTok. The following steps would help you in this case:
Step 1: Create your TikTok video on the TikTok app from the + icon
Step 2: Upload your videos or record clips and edit your video
Step 3: Tap Save to Device from the posting options before posting your video
Step 4: If you want the video to be shared on TikTok too, post your video on TikTok
Step 5: Upload the saved video without a watermark from your gallery to Instagram
This is the best method that is legal and safe to share TikTok videos without a watermark, without compromising on the quality of the video.
Conclusion
Sharing your TikTok videos on Instagram helps you to grow your Instagram account without any additional content. If you create one video, you can post it on TikTok as well as Instagram, which ultimately helps in growing your account and building trust for your brand. You can share your TikTok videos in two different ways: one is with a watermark, and the other is without the watermark. When you share videos without a watermark, it makes the video clean and more engaging for the audience. To share a cleaner version of your TikTok video with no watermark, you have to first save it without the watermark and then share it on Instagram. Using a trusted and reliable method is very important to get high-quality videos without compromising on you